Ephesians 2:8-9 "For by grace you have been saved through faith and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast"

Monday, April 20, 2015

THE PEOPLE OF MT ELGON, KENYA

THE PEOPLE OF MT ELGON, KENYA

UPDATE FROM STAN: Greetings from Mt. Elgon, a rural, mountainous area in
Kenya. It is a somewhat dangerous
area as well because of fighting between tribal groups. Just
last night there was a man
attacked in his home and hacked with a machete. Because of
the remoteness and danger
we have to stay in the town of Kitale, 70 km away. The
condition of the roads makes it a
two hours trip every day - more if it is raining. So far it
has been a very interesting,
exhausting, exhilarating time. There are four of my former
students who came with
me to teach -- Harrison, Joshephat, Steve and myself. There
is also another man, Crispus,
who is from this area and came with his wife and son and who
helps with translating.

We are staying in a guesthouse which is quite nice and
comfortable for us. It is run by a
man from the Netherlands and his Kenyan wife. We are
enjoying our time of fellowship together. We have so far had two days of teaching the people in
this area. There were 76 who had
signed up in advance to attend the classes but half have
shown up. This isn't surprising
since some come from 40 km away
and must walk over the mountains. They
are very
anxious to be taught. These people have been subjected to
all kinds of tribal violence
and wrong teaching by so-called prophets. For an example,
some in this area have been
taught that it is a sin to use soap, either on themselves
or on their clothing. So far I haven't
noticed the odor :) They
are great people and receptive to the truth which makes them
very special.For me personally, the
greatest thing has been watching the men who came with me
teach their
countrymen the truth. It has been very powerful in the
lives of the ones we are ministering to.
I told the men before we left that it would be more
important for them to teach than me because
they are able to teach in their own language and relate
better than an outsider. We have four sessions
a day and each of us teach a session. We start with the
basics and explaining the foundation of the
gospel and the cross. I was thrilled yesterday during a break to see
Harrison answering someone's question. Before I knew it 15
people gathered around trying to hear what he was saying in
spite of the heavy rainpounding on the tin
roof.
He was having such a great time answering their questions
that we had a hard time getting back for class.

I wish I had the word to communicate to you the
significance of what is happening here in Kenya. We only
see the tip of the iceberg. I am finding out that there are
many more men being taught the principles of the
two sides of the cross and more advanced things as well. The
ones who have graduated are teaching others
in ways that I had not even realized. All of you who have
been a part of this can realize that there are ones
who will stand up in heaven when our works are being
evaluated, and say that because of you we have been
saved, because of you we have been built up in the faith. Keep
praying for us that we can make the message
clear and precise. Stan

As missionaries we consider cross-cultural missions to be a thrilling expedition, full of challenges and discoveries. Our travels take us to some amazing places and people. As we leave our "base camp" we are blessed to ‘forge streams’ of new relationships and ‘climb mountains’ with those who survive solely on hope. It's a wonderful adventure. Please join us. For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named. That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man. Ephesians 3:14-16, the apostle Paul

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

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THANKS - HUGH JACKMAN

MORE ABOUT SHERP HELPERS: 14 April 2009 by Sarah Arnesen-Festival Film

Actor Hugh Jackman of the X-Men and Australia stepped in to record a special introduction to the film Moja Moja for the final days of the Borderlines Film Festival. Moja Moja, made by former Hereford Art School¹s Sam Oliver, and featuring children at a Kenyan orphanage, was given a charity screening at the Festival. Sam flew home from filming in Mexico to introduce his film: ³We re-edited the film for Borderlines after Hugh agreed to add his special introduction for the Festival.² Jackman¹s intervention has helped raise $100,000 for the orphanage said Sam who presented Moja Moja at The Courtyard where, ten years ago, he once worked as one of the projectionists.

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Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness have a heart for helping those less fortunate.

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Paula Taylor has worked with survivors of traumatic experiences, including domestic violence, physical and sexual abuse, disaster and terminal and life threatening illness. She uses techniques that significantly enhance trauma therapy by providing children the opportunity to express their trauma experience through multiple creative approaches.